WORKSHOP
SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES
22-23 November 2000, in Luxembourg
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION (see also:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/iaf/swt_workshop.htm)
Unit D5 of DG 'Information Society' of the European Commission is
planning a one-and-a-half-day workshop on 22-23 November 2000, in
Luxembourg, to identify and discuss R&D priorities related to SEMANTIC
WEB Technologies for applications in e.g. Knowledge Management, Web
retrieval/navigation and e-Commerce.
Topics addressed include:
- Methods and tools for coding and structuring digital content, for
defining and declaring its semantics (based on e.g. XML, RDF, ontology
languages, etc.).
- Methods and tools for the derivation and management of semantic
attributes of Web-based multimedia content (video, audio and images).
- Semantics-based tools for knowledge discovery, transactions and
intelligent filtering and profiling (e.g. intelligent information agents
and specific query languages; semantics-based tools for collaborative
filtering and knowledge sharing, intelligent and/or visual interfaces to
such tools).
These topics will form part of the 2001 Action Line 'Semantic Web
Technologies' proposed under Area 4 (Information Access, Filtering,
Analysis and Handling) of Key Action III (Multimedia Content and Tools)
of the European Union's IST Programme.
The workshop is aimed at researchers and technology developers, as well
as at organisations interested in setting up demonstrations of new
technologies and applications. It will provide an opportunity to
contribute to the research agenda of an area of growing importance, and
to establish contacts with potential project partners.
A draft programme and the registration form are attached below.
(They are also available for download at
ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/ist/docs/ka3/ka3_swt_draft_prog.doc and
ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/ist/docs/ka3/ka3_swtrf_221100.doc respectively.)
Attendance is free. Travel costs, however, cannot be reimbursed.
Participants are invited (and indeed strongly encouraged) to give short
presentations (between 5 and 15 minutes) of project ideas and/or ongoing
projects. In case you wish to give a short presentation please indicate
on the registration form the title of your talk and its approximate
length. Your talk will be scheduled on a best fit basis in the final
programme.
The registration form should in any event be returned before 31 October
2000, to:
Joseph.Kirsch@cec.eu.int (or fax: +352-4301 38099, attn. Joseph Kirsch)
As this Call will also be published on various lists we apologize for
any inconvenience resulting from possible cross-posting.
Dr Hans-Georg STORK
European Commission
Information Society DG
rue Alcide de Gasperi
L-2920 Luxemburg
Tel +352-4301 33873
Fax +352-4301 38099
e-mail: Hans-Georg.STORK@cec.eu.int
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WORKSHOP
SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES
22-23 November 2000, Luxembourg, Plateau de Kirchberg,
BÄtiment Jean Monnet, Conference Centre, Room M6
Preliminary programme
Chair: F. Mastroddi, Dep. Head of Unit, European Commission, Information
Society DG, Unit D5 "Content and Information Management".
Invited talks will cover the following topics and themes:
22 November, afternoon:
The W3C Semantic Web initiative
Beyond RDF(S): the Ontology perspective for the Semantic Web
Semantics for the wireless Web
23 November, morning:
Describing multimedia
Multimedia on the Web: the W3C view
23 November, afternoon:
Agents on the Semantic Web
Business opportunities on the Semantic Web
Speakers include: Rudi Studer (University of Karlsruhe), Johan Hjelm
(Ericsson), Wolfgang Klas (University of Vienna), Lynda Hardman (CWI),
David De Roure (University of Southampton), Janne Saarela (ProSolutions,
Nice)
In addition there will be short presentations of project ideas, ongoing
projects and other activities related to the Semantic Web initiative.
The final programme also leaves ample room for discussing relevant
issues, project ideas and supporting
activities.
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WORKSHOP
SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES
22-23 November 2000, in Luxembourg
REGISTRATION FORM
e-mail to Joseph.Kirsch@cec.eu.int
or fax to: +352-4301 38099 (attention Joseph Kirsch)
Tick as appropriate:
_ Yes, I will attend the IST Workshop "Semantic Web Technologies", on
22-23 November 2000, in Luxembourg
_ No, I will NOT attend but keep/put my name on your mailing list
_ Please take my name off your mailing list
Name:
Position:
Organisation:
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
e-mail:
URL:
Please indicate your area(s) of interest (optional):
Do you intend to give a short presentation of a project idea or project?
_ YES _ NO
If YES please indicate the title of your talk:
If YES please indicate the expected length of your talk?
_ 5 min _ 10 min _ 15 min
Please note that attendance might have to be limited. Registrations
would then be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.